tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post5709320257916995482..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- AdviceMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81337596249499675652019-12-13T13:02:20.069-05:002019-12-13T13:02:20.069-05:00The week has whisked by and I need your reminder t...The week has whisked by and I need your reminder to be kind to myself. Love that poem because in a few words it says so much. Thank you, Marly Lee.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62035600058686020752019-12-08T22:40:43.054-05:002019-12-08T22:40:43.054-05:00Mmm. Yeah.Mmm. Yeah.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70321188792254760162019-12-08T14:20:17.687-05:002019-12-08T14:20:17.687-05:00So true, Mary Lee. So why is it so hard to do???So true, Mary Lee. So why is it so hard to do???Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-65948108211133693372019-12-08T08:54:20.182-05:002019-12-08T08:54:20.182-05:00I think I need to tattoo this one on my arm, Mary ...I think I need to tattoo this one on my arm, Mary Lee...Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85057037361499020692019-12-08T08:46:17.053-05:002019-12-08T08:46:17.053-05:00Thank you for the wise and timely reminder. Thank you for the wise and timely reminder. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40659815478033190892019-12-08T08:02:55.799-05:002019-12-08T08:02:55.799-05:00Love your post, Mary Lee. The "draft" co...Love your post, Mary Lee. The "draft" concept is something for me to tuck away. <br />Buckets are something that come up a lot in our house (because of chronic illness). My daughter has to keep an eye on her bucket. It can be darn hard to empty it out. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90675005850276314322019-12-08T00:58:47.787-05:002019-12-08T00:58:47.787-05:00Yes, I like "empty your bucket too" for ...Yes, I like "empty your bucket too" for there may be layers in there waiting to be cleared…thanks for this poem and all the lovely paint buckets Mary Lee!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22142017791890328052019-12-07T18:10:10.352-05:002019-12-07T18:10:10.352-05:00This is what I ask loved ones in grief to consider...This is what I ask loved ones in grief to consider...being kind to themselves. It's not what we do first. Your haiku is a beautiful reminder to all of us. Thank you.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67279358015468739842019-12-07T16:36:30.497-05:002019-12-07T16:36:30.497-05:00I like that little turn. "Empty your bucket, ...I like that little turn. "Empty your bucket, then... be kind to yourself." No more instructions.<br /><br />I also will hold close the idea of being a DRAFT of myself. A writer learns to be kind about drafts, knowing one must write them to get through to the final version of a story... we are all in draft form. Profoundly.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49850612124690753002019-12-07T11:32:50.776-05:002019-12-07T11:32:50.776-05:00Thanks for the reminder about being kind to oursel...Thanks for the reminder about being kind to ourselves. Certainly if we want to be at our best to help others, we need to make sure we're up to it.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-57365225207821887532019-12-07T11:01:26.674-05:002019-12-07T11:01:26.674-05:00Four words we need to remember in this season of b...Four words we need to remember in this season of busyness - "be kind to yourself." And your post reminds me that I want to read Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Requesting it now. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33957485227621484872019-12-07T10:06:03.487-05:002019-12-07T10:06:03.487-05:00The words we should keep close, Mary Lee. Thanks f...The words we should keep close, Mary Lee. Thanks for reminding with your poems.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com